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Tom Harrell - Sail Away
Artist:Tom Harrell
Title Of Album: Sail Away
Recorded at A & R Studios, New York, New York on March 22-23, 1989
Remastering, 2003 - Joe Tarantino (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)
Label: Contemporary/OJC
Format: Lossless Flac
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Contemporary Jazz
Source: Original CD
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Tracks List:
01. Eons (6:54)
02. Glass Mystery (8:39)
03. Dream in June (10:58)
04. Sail Away (5:16)
05. Buffalo Wings (9:53)
06. It Always Is (8:21)
07. Dancing Trees (6:15)
08. Hope St. (7:54)
09. April Mist (6:27)
10. Visions of Gaudi (9:06)
Personnel:
Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn
Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone (#1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
Dave Liebman - soprano saxophone (#3, 8, 10)
Cheryl Pyle - flute (#7)
John Abercrombie - guitar, guitar synthesizer (#3, 4, 7, 8, 10)
James Williams - piano
Ray Drummond - bass (except #7)
Adam Nussbaum - drums (except #7)
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Bio
"Neither aggressively avant-garde nor focused on the past, neither steeped in the language of bebop nor entirely free from it. Harrell's music simply celebrates sonic beauty for its own sake."
- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
"Tom Harrell is one of my favorite trumpeters of all time. His strengths were all the more apparent tonight because he has a way of shining truth and his incredible voice through whatever circumstances he might be in. Every single solo was like parting the Red Sea."
-Chris Miller, concert critic. Review of a Miles Davis Tribute concert on May 30, 2010.
"A supreme trumpet/flugelhorn player, Tom Harrell has an endless flow of bubbling, intricate ideas conveyed with an almost serene delivery. His equal ability as a formidable post-bop composer remains in full flower on this melodic, sharply conceived music. From dangerous tear-ups (Storm Approaching) to near abstract (Study in Sound) to conventional balladry (Roman Nights), Harrell is a master." -Mojo Magazine
Praised by Newsweek for his pure melodic genius, Tom Harrell is widely recognized as one of the most creative and uncompromising jazz instrumentalists and composers of our time. Even with a discography of over 260 recordings and a career that spans more than four decades, Harrell has managed to stay fresh and current as he continues to actively record and tour around the world. He is a frequent winner in Down Beat and Jazz Times magazines' Critics and Readers Polls and a Grammy nominee. Harrell is also a Trumpeter of the Year nominee two years in a row for the 2010 and 2011 Jazz Journalists Association Awards. His warm, burnished sound on the trumpet and the flugelhorn, and the unparalleled harmonic and rhythmic sophistication in his playing and composing, have earned Harrell his place as a jazz icon to aspiring musicians and devoted fans alike.
Following the success of his first three albums with the current members of his quintet - a remarkably cohesive unit that includes tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, pianist Danny Grissett, drummer Johnathan Blake, and his bassist of 12 years, Ugonna Okegwo - Harrell is set to release his next quintet offering, THE TIME OF THE SUN, on May 31st.
The quintet's previous albums, ROMAN NIGHTS (2010), LIGHT ON (2007) and PRANA DANCE (2009), were released to wide critical acclaim and won SESAC awards for topping the radio charts in the U.S.
In contrast to his signature recordings during the RCA/BMG years (1996 - 2003) where much of his focus was on projects involving large ensembles, the latest albums on Highnote demonstrate Harrell's skills as a leader of a smaller unit that calls to mind the energy and rapport of Art Blakey’s and Horace Silver’s bands. The sheer joy of playing Harrell's music with one another is evident from each member of the quintet. The writing on these recordings is no less of an achievement than his work for the orchestra or the big band. The trumpeter-composer deftly weaves complex harmonies together with daring rhythmic concepts and unforgettable melodies while utilizing the available colors to full effect. Harrell's music is at once intelligent, soulful, fresh and accessible.
Harrell divides his time between writing projects, live performances, and recordings, and actively tours with his quintet around the world. Recent television broadcasts of concerts include: San Javier Jazz Festival in Spain; Viersen Jazz Festival in Germany; Red Sea Jazz Festival in Israel; Jazz a Liege in Belgium; and Chivas Jazz Festival in Brazil. Harrell was featured as the Artist in Residence at the Barga Jazz Festival (August 2009) and Vicenza Jazz Festival (May 2009). At the latter festival he performed duo, quintet and big band concerts over several days. Harrell also performed music from his WISE CHILDREN and PARADISE albums with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra at Traumzeit Festival (July 2009) and with the Yakima Symphony Orchestra at the Seasons Music Festival (October 2010). In the spring of this year, Harrell reunited with the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw as guest soloist and arranger for a tour in the Netherlands, after their successful collaboration at the Concertgebouw in July of 2009. This summer Harrell will debut his TH Chamber Ensemble at the Highline Ballroom in New York as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival, where he will present his own arrangements of the works of Debussy and Ravel. Harrell will also be touring extensively in July and August with his quintet, in support of his forthcoming album, THE TIME OF THE SUN.
A graduate of Stanford University with a degree in music composition, Harrell is a prolific composer and arranger. Carlos Santana, Cold Blood, Azteca, Vince Guaraldi, Hank Jones, Kenny Barron, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Danish Radio Big Band, WDR Big Band, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Metropole Orchestra and Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra are among the many who have recorded or performed his work. Harrell's composition and arrangement, "Humility," was recorded for the latter's 2008 release, which just won a Grammy for the Best Latin Jazz Album.
Some of Harrell's notable RCA/BMG recordings include WISE CHILDREN, a project in which he combines woodwinds, brass, horns, strings, guitars, percussion and the vocals of Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Jane Monheit and Claudia Acuna with his quintet; PARADISE and THE ART OF RHYTHM, both of which feature chamber groups with strings; and his big band project, TIME'S MIRROR.
In addition to the 26 albums and thousands of concerts worldwide as a leader, Harrell has worked with important figures in jazz history including Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Dizzie Gillespie, Horace Silver, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Sam Jones (with whom he briefly co-led a big band in the 70s), Jim Hall, Charlie Haden and with contemporaries such as Joe Lovano and Charles McPherson.
In 2006, Harrell was awarded a Chamber Music America grant with which he composed and performed new pieces for trumpet and piano. He also wrote symphony orchestra arrangements for the French Orchestre National de Lorraine and the vocalist Elisabeth Kontomanou for a live recording album released in 2009, SIREN SONG.
Review
Intervista a Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell è l’esempio di come la passione per la musica possa infondere, certe volte, quella forza vitale in grado di superare anche gli ostacoli più difficili sul proprio cammino. Lo abbiamo incontrato in una stanza d’albergo in Molise prima di uno dei suoi ultimi concerti in Italia. Tom Harrell rilascia raramente interviste visto il suo stato di salute. Da più di 20 anni combatte, infatti, con la schizofrenia. Una malattia terribile che lo ha minato nel corpo e nella mente. È proprio lui che ci viene ad accogliere alla porta. Gentilissimo, dall’alto del suo metro e novanta, si abbassa con un inchino per stringerci la mano, poi si siede accanto a noi e iniziamo a parlare del suo lavoro, o dovremmo dire della sua grande passione.
Il 63enne musicista e compositore americano ha iniziato a suonare per la prima volta la tromba ad otto anni e da allora non ha più smesso.
Hai dedicato la tua vita alla musica, ma che cosa hai ottenuto in cambio?
“La musica mi ha dato una ragione per vivere. Quella ‘nera’, soprattutto, perché penso che tutta la musica provenga dall’Africa. I ritmi, l’armonia e le melodie mi hanno trasmesso il vero significato della vita perché tutta la forza vitale è contenuta all’interno della musica stessa”.
La musica, dunque, come stile di vita e di pensiero in grado di risvegliare la mente stanca e i sensi intorpiditi. Quando Tom Harrell sale sul palco lo dimostra con la sua esibizione. Resta fermo, immobile, poi quando imbraccia la sua tromba, quella energia vitale sprigiona dal suo strumento e inonda il palco e il pubblico. Un suono morbido e limpido e una tecnica sopraffina per uno dei più grandi musicisti jazz contemporanei.
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I'm surprised no-one has reviewed this wonderful album yet! It's going to be a real treat for you if you haven't heard this one! It was first released in 1989 and at that time, as I recall, was given either 4 or 5 stars in Downbeat; which was where I first heard about it. I found a Japanese import copy in a small music store, and haven't been able to find a Japanese person to interpret the liner notes until now!
In a nutshell, this is a superb session, with a classic quintet sound on most tracks, and Tom's fine compositions and arrangements; not unlike the work he had done before this with Phil Woods, and also on his own albums prior to this one. This album is definitely one of Tom's finest. For those not entirely thrilled with his more recent large and small ensemble works, this great session should be checked out immediately!
Tom plays mostly trumpet throughout, but uses the "big horn" on the title track. The other solists share duties throughout the album. For me this is not too much of a distraction, but it might be for some who may prefer a more uniform sound throughout an entire session. Joe Lovano and John Abercrombie alternate as the other main soloist, and there's two tracks with Dave Liebman on soprano as well. I've never really enjoyed the flute, but Cheryl Pyle also flutters in effectively for an appearance on one track.
The rhythm section on this session is absolutely outstanding! They are really cooking right from Adam Nussbaum's drum solo-intro to the first track! He's fired up for sure! But so are bassist Ray Drummond, and pianist James Williams; who was a revelation to me on this album. His playing is just wonderful.
Tom Harrell has penned some great tunes throughout his career, and a couple of them can be found on this album. The title track for instance, is a really nice bossa with some lovely flugelhorn playing from Tom, and some fine work from John Abercrombie. 'It Always Is' is another classic track, but they are ALL very good.
The last two tracks on this recently reissued version were not originally released on Sail Away, but were previously only available on the unreleased-tunes compilation album 'Visions'. They belong here though, because they were recorded with these musicians, and at the same time as the other tracks; and they're both great tracks! What a wonderful bonus!
I could go on, but all in all this really enjoyable album is a swinging, lyrical excursion into the modern Jazz heartland. Love Jazz? Like Tom Harrell? Check this out! |
